Where does “informing” come from?
Informing derives from English inform, from Latin informis and Old French enfourmer, from Latin informo meaning "to shape or form," built from the prefix in- and Ancient Greek morphē meaning "form."
informing (English): present participle of inform
Definitions
- present participle of inform
Ancestry of “informing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inform | To instruct, train; To communicate knowledge to;... |
| 2 | French | informe | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | informis | formless, shapeless; deformed; hideous, ugly |
| 4 | Latin | in- -is | less, without, lacking |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |